TIRANA, Aug 13/ATA/ According to the Bank of Albania-BoA, in the second quarter of this year expenditures are estimated at ALL 145.2 billion, or about 14.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier.
Referring to the monetary policy report recently published by the BoA, the increase in expenditures was supported by all expenditure items, offsetting the negative effect of 9 percentage points from direct transfers made a year ago.
The main weight in the increase of expenditures in the second quarter of 2021, was carried by the expenditures on investments and reconstruction fund expenditures as well as on the health system.
According to the report, public investment expenditures in the second quarter of this year are estimated at ALL 22.4 billion, or about 33% higher in annual terms.
In the first half of this year, budget expenditures reached about ALL 263.4 billion, or 12.7% higher in annual terms. //a.i/
